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September 10, 2012
Alliance Releases Draft CoC Comments
The Alliance has published a draft version of its comments on the interim regulation for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The interim rule went into effect on August 30, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will accept public comments until Monday, October 1. HUD will then take public comments into consideration when crafting a final regulation for the CoC program (to be released at some point in the future).
In its draft comments, the Alliance makes recommendations and provides HUD with feedback regarding key aspects of the interim CoC rule. We STRONGLY encourage others in the field to submit their own comments! Ultimately, these comments will influence HUD's final regulation, which will shape the tools communities have at their disposal to prevent and end homelessness.
The Alliance has published draft comments to the interim rule in order to assist our partners in submitting comments (instructions for submission can be found on the first page of the interim rule) and to solicit feedback about our comments. If you have thoughts or suggestions regarding the Alliance's draft comments, please email Kate Seif with your feedback! Once we have taken feedback into consideration, we will submit a final version of the comments to HUD.
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the Alliance's comments or about submitting your own comments to HUD.
Congress Reaches Deal on Continuing Resolution
In August, prior to departing for recess, congressional leaders were able to reach a deal on a Continuing Resolution, also known as a stopgap funding measure or "CR," to fund the government beyond September 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
The stopgap measure will fund the government for six months into fiscal year (FY) 2013 at FY 2012 funding levels until they are able to reach a final deal on FY 2013 funding bills. Congress has yet to vote on or pass the measure, though it is expected to do so as soon as this week. The Alliance will keep its partners abreast of any changes to key programs' funding levels that it may include.
It is important to note that money from HUD's Homeless Assistance account (for Continuum of Care and ESG) will not be released until well after March, so the stopgap measure will have no effect on those programs.
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Veteran Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity is holding a hearing entitled "Housing for Heroes: Examining How Federal Programs Can Better Serve Veterans" on Friday, September 14 at 9:30 am ET. The hearing will focus on the barriers that low-income and homeless veterans may face when accessing housing and homelessness assistance. The hearing will feature a variety of advocates from national veteran organizations. We need to make sure as many Members and their staff as possible attend this hearing! Here's what you can do:
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Day 1
Your holiday begins with an overnight flight from the UK, via Istanbul, to Kathmandu.
Day 2
You'll arrive in Kathmandu by the early evening. Meet your Tour Manager at the airport, and transfer to your hotel.
Day 3
An included guided sightseeing tour introduces ancient Kathmandu, a colourful, bustling and intoxicating city, set amid the green foothills of the majestic Himalayas. Highlights include the UNESCO-listed Old City, and the temples and pagodas of Durbar Square. Enjoy dinner at the famous Rum and Doodle restaurant, a legendary climbers' haunt.
Day 4
Your coach will take you west to the glorious Chitwan National Park. Enjoy lunch en route, and spend two nights in the Jungle Villa resort close to the park's Kasara headquarters.
Day 5
Join a mahout guide for a morning elephant safari, hoping for a sight of one-horned rhinoceros, elephants, sloth bears, wild boar and, for the very fortunate, rare Bengal tigers. This afternoon, after lunch, a guided canoe trip will explore the Rapti River, home to Gharial and 'Marsh Mugger' crocodiles and rare bird species.
Day 6
As you journey through the scenic Himalayan foothills, you'll stop en route at beautiful, unspoiled Bandipur, with its temples and sweeping vista. You'll arrive in Pokhara, with its distant views of the snow-capped Annapurna range and triangular Fishtail Mountain, on the shores of Lake Phewa.
Day 7
Wake before dawn to drive to Sarangkot Hill. Climb to the viewing platform (approximately 45 minutes from the 'half-way' station up a steep but safe walk), from which the breathtaking panorama of the world's highest mountain range unfolds in a glorious sunrise.
You'll return to the hotel for breakfast before a wonderful day of visits to beautiful Davis Falls, the Tibetan Refugee Camp and the Gurkha Memorial Museum, as well as an evening cruise on Lake Phewa.
Day 8
Returning to Kathmandu, spend a last evening in the Nepalese capital and enjoy dinner at a traditional restaurant.
Day 9
Transfer to the airport for the mid-afternoon flight to Varanasi. Upon arrival, meet your Tour Manager and transfer to the hotel. This evening, you'll witness the sacred Hindu ceremony of Aarti in front of the Dashashwamedh ghat, one of a hundred sets of stone steps leading down to the waters of the Holy Ganges river.
Day 10
Board a riverboat for the sight of throngs of pilgrims performing their rituals facing the sun and the river at the ancient ghats. You'll also enjoy a guided tour of the city, including the famous Bharat Mata temple. This afternoon, transfer back to the airport for the flight to Delhi.
Day 11
Today, you'll travel south into Rajasthan. The 'Land of the Kings' is studded with exotic temples and havelis (lavishly decorated mansions). You'll arrive in time for dinner this evening in the fabled 'Pink City' of Jaipur.
Day 12
Beautiful Amber's palaces and temples are dominated by the Amber Fort. Make the final part of the climb to see it by elephant or jeep. You'll then be amazed by the decor in the Royal Halls and the stupendous views from the ramparts.
After lunch, see the 'Palace of the Winds', the City Palace and the astronomical observatory on a sightseeing tour of Jaipur.
Day 13
Today's route takes you to the wonderful Geejgarh Village Retreat, to enjoy a cooking demonstration and a delicious lunch. You'll then continue to Agra, the fabled 'City of Love' and the site of the incomparable Taj Mahal. After a visit to majestic Agra Fort you'll make your first visit to the 'Taj'.
Day 14
The Taj Mahal, the exquisite symbol of one man's devotion to his wife, is one of the world's most-photographed buildings. See it at sunrise, in all its marbled glory, on an optional second visit. Afterwards you'll return to the hotel for breakfast before travelling back to Delhi for a city tour.
The grandeur of New Delhi, with its echoes of the British Raj and the ruins of the ancient Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, unfolds on today's guided tour. Drive past the historic Red Fort, the Jama Masjid Mosque and Raj Ghat (Gandhi's cremation site), before an exhilarating rickshaw ride through the streets of old Chandni Chowk. End the day with a last dinner at your hotel.
Day 15
At the end of a truly extraordinary holiday, you'll transfer to the airport. Your return flight, via Istanbul, will arrive back in the UK in the afternoon.

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Penalties on players, coaches in badminton match-throwing scandal reduced
The recommended penalties on Korean badminton players and coaches involved in a match-throwing scandal at the London Olympics were reduced Wednesday, a day after the players appealed the earlier ruling.
The Korea Badminton Association said the four female players -- Jung Kyung-eun, Kim Ha-na, Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung -- will be suspended from domestic and international play for six months, down from the two years recommended last week by its disciplinary committee. The national team head coach Sung Han-kook and assistant Kim Moon-soo have been suspended for two years. Earlier, the disciplinary committee handed down lifetime bans on both. The penalties were finalized at the association's board meeting. Jung and Kim Ha-na formed one women's doubles team, and Ha and Kim Min-jung were the other doubles pair at the London Games. The four, along with a Chinese pair and an Indonesian team, were disqualified from the Olympics after deliberately hitting serves into the net and making other unforced errors, in apparent attempts to purposely lose group stage matches and manipulate knockout stage draws. Jung and Kim beat Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China in straight sets in their group match. The top-seeded Chinese team appeared to be making mistakes on purpose to avoid the No. 2-seeded Chinese tandem, Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei, until the final. They received a warning from a referee. In the ensuing doubles match, Ha and Kim defeated Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari of Indonesia in three sets, but not before also receiving a warning for deliberately losing points and getting booed off the court. They were accused of trying to avoid facing Wang and Yu in the quarters. For the first time in Olympics, a combination of a round-robin group stage and a knockout phase was introduced. Sixteen doubles teams were paired into four groups of four, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the quarters. Critics of the format said it could be vulnerable to attempts to manipulate results to set up easier matches in the knockout stage. Sung and other officials also blamed the Chinese players for forcing the hands of Korean players and making them do the same to avoid tough opponents early. The Korean badminton governing body handed out the stiff penalties under pressure from the Korean Olympic Committee, which had vowed to take stern measures against match-throwing attempts in all sports. The penalties were soon met with public disapproval, however, for they would essentially end the careers of coaches and players who have made their share of contributions to badminton. Making her appeal, one of the players claimed she only followed her head coach's orders and said, "I don't understand why we have to be penalized so severely." In London, Korea earned one bronze medal in badminton for its worst Olympic performance ever. (Yonhap) |


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i think thisis a fantasticly written story. you perfectly captured hermione and dracos characters.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm pleased to hear that I achieved that in this story. Thank you for the review :)
I loved it. I'm a fan of angst and humor, but I've never imagined them in a single one-shot together. You're a great writer and I hope you pursue it. I agree with you that Harry is more capable of rape than Ron. I also congratulate you of being able to form a story about rape and not being so graphic about it. I don't really hate smut, but some could be just downright disgusting. The 'fuck' words are fine, as I see a lot of reviewers react on them. They intensify the emotion. And for some people who think that Draco is too OOC, I don't think he is. People have good sides on them too, don't they? Draco's not as ruthless as people make him out to be. Okay, I think this is long enough. Sorry if it was too long for your liking, you're an amazing writer, though. I seldom write reviews but yours deserves a whole lot of it. Morbid Princess
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you like the concoction of angst and humour, and thank you for the compliment. I'm pleased to hear you agree with me on Harry being the rapist. Yes, stories where rape is included can get really nasty and I find it very unecessary. It is possible to write a story with an undertone of rape and still be able to produce a good story where it serves as an important factor. I'm glad you don't think I had too many 'fuck's. They do intensify, as you so rightly said, and something like 'freaking' would just not work :) I'm pleased that you don't think Draco was too OOC, and you are right; people do have good sides too. Besides, in this story, Draco never really did something very uncharacteristic like confessing undying love for Hermione or something, and we don't even know his position - whether he's a DE or not - we only know he's sympathetic and wants to help her, and what happens after the end of the story is up the the readers. Don't worry about the length of your review - I love long reviews. I'm flattered by your kind words, and I truly appreciate your review (even more, since you rarely leave reviews). Again, thank you!
I loved it. I'm a fan of angst and humor, but I've never imagined them in a single one-shot together. You're a great writer and I hope you pursue it. I agree with you that Harry is more capable of rape than Ron. I also congratulate you of being able to form a story about rape and not being so graphic about it. I don't really hate smut, but some could be just downright disgusting. The 'fuck' words are fine, as I see a lot of reviewers react on them. They intensify the emotion. And for some people who think that Draco is too OOC, I don't think he is. People have good sides on them too, don't they? Draco's not as ruthless as people make him out to be. Okay, I think this is long enough. Sorry if it was too long for your liking, you're an amazing writer, though. I seldom write reviews but yours deserves a whole lot of it. Morbid Princess
Loved how you described Hermione's state of mind & rape with out being graphic, just implying.
Author's Response: Thank you for the compliment! I'm pleased you liked my way of toning it down, so to speak. Thanks!
Hi! Your one-shot is great, the idea is very interesting and your style is fantastic! Congratz and continue with the good work :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm so flattered by your words. Another oneshot will be up soon! Thanks!
Brilliant freaking story!!!! Loved the whole hell freezing over thing...not too keen on the whole Harry raping Hermione thing...would have preferred Ron or someone but I guess that just isn't as good as a Harry who everyone adores...Anyway at the start I thought argh depressing story!! (not that I don't like drepessing stories they just lose it in the end though...too melodramtic.) Not that yours isn't depressing or horrific with rape because that obviously is but yours had that excellent touch of humour...perfect and the ending wasn't too melodramtic for instance with other stories with Hermione screaming at draco something Like "I Love you!" When she has only really spoken to him for how many minutes, days years? So that was good...and I'm really just rambling here so I'm just going to stop oh yeah and one last thing with the whole 'fuck' thing you didn't really well you put it in the right places instead of making it all too 'well I've sworn once lets swear all the time' well after that load of drivel I would just like to make my review clear-I LOVED it :)
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Im glad you like the hell freezing over parts. Why would you have preferred Ron over Harry as the rapist? Neither of them should of course have done it, but I thought Harry, with his incredible mood swings (as we see at the end of OotP, for example), would be an interesting miscreant. That he raped her was of course OOC but I chose Harry on purpose, and, as you said, hes the one everyone adores. Im pleased to hear that you liked the concoction of melodrama, depression and humour. Since this is a one-shot that expands over two days, it would be very unlikely for Hermione to end up screaming I love you at Draco. Im pleased to hear that you preferred this open and actually rather unromantic ending instead of the predictable happy ending. I just couldnt picture this story with a happy ending, though I still made it happy in a way because Hermione gives in to Draco and, since it has an open ending, one is free to interpret whatever happens afterwards. You dont need to worry about rambling, dear, I enjoy reading long reviews. Im not sure, though, that I got your comment on my use of the word fuck. If Im right in my interpretation and think that you said I used it in the right places and not too many/few times, thank you. If Im wrong, disregard this :) Im so flattered that you loved it! And thank you for the great review!
Well...well...well... Chosen boy is a sadistic rapist eh? tsk tsk tsk! Harry? You are grounded for freakin LIFE!! Eilime, that was Fuckin BRILLIANT!! LOL! I love how many times you said fuck in your story. I laughed my arse off! I was like Dang girl! LOL!!! I don't know how you do it girl, but you're doing it!!! FANTABULISTIC!!!! I love this one too! definite 100000/10!
Author's Response: I'm grounded? Or Harry is? Definitely Harry! Thank you so much! I'm glad you laughed at all the 'fuck's... I'm pleased you think that I'm 'doing it' because another one-shot is on the way! I'm so happy you liked it!
ok, i didnt like the fact that harry raped her, so u lose points for that..... BUT u ARE an amazing writer, just didnt care for the plot. 7/10 ~*~*~ please read and review my story called THE THOUGHTS OF TABITHA its a romance fic, and can be found in the other pairings section
Author's Response: I knew there was a possibility that some wouldn't understand that it was Harry. I never wrote it outright, no, but that was intentional. It's a matter of interpretation. But thank you for the compliment.
Oh... my... GOSH! This has to be one of the better fanfics I have ever read... man! This is such a good way to pull Hermione and Draco together, I would have never thought of it! MAN! GREAT STORY!!!!! I LOVED IT!
Author's Response: Thank you for the compliments. I'm thrilled that you liked it. Thanks!
Wow, what an intriguing story. Very well written, and so original. I like the melancholy. It was a very interesting read. Things like Replacement of former familiarity? A search for the roots of a new? were so well put. I reread the story and there were things that I understood much better the second time. I really liked this: Hermione didnt know how long they remained there, looking at each other, neither waiting for the other to speak, both waiting for someone to come and reassure them that there was a way back. No one came. And they remained. Beautiful. You wrote in a review that you were writing another one-shot. Im so going to read it when its posted. Bye!
Author's Response: Thank you so very much! I'm so pleased that you liked it, and that you read it twice. Yes, I just posted New Year yesterday, I hope you like that one too. Again, thank you!
Wow this was really different than all the other Draco/Hermione's I have read. I really enjoyed it! This is one of my favorite one-shots not. Keep up the great work writing!
Author's Response: Yes, I believe it would be. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
That was really good, a little confusing, and I thought you used the word 'fuck' too much, but the storyt was awesome man!!
Author's Response: Thank you! I know it may seem confusing, but it was intended that it was, well, maybe not confusing but made you think. I don't know how much I used that word but it serves to emphasize the intensity of the story. I'm so pleased to hear you liked it! Thanks!
Hey! What an amazing story! I bow down to you! *gets on knees and worships* I'm a little confused, just being blonde I guess, but it WAS Harry who raped her, right? 10/10 and onto the faves list! Whoopee! :)
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I understand your confusion because it was never really told outright but, yes, it was Harry. I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Very superbly written! This isn't the normal Dr/H. I like how you used the "hell freezed over" thing. I liked your style, your repetition of words. I'd definately want to hear more from you. Beautiful job. This one shot is going to my faves. 10/10
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the different ideas I've had. I'm happy to hear you'd want to read more from me, and it just so happens that I have another D/Hr one-shot coming up soon. It's different from this one though. Thank you, I'm honoured to be added to your fav list!
Wow... very interesting! Definitely not the usual Hermione/Draco thing, for which I am grateful! I'm excited to see more...
Author's Response: Thank you. No, it's very different from the traditional D/Hr stories. I'm glad you liked it. There won't be more though, since it's a one-shot. But I have another D/Hr one-shot coming up soon. You can check my author page for any changes in updates or new stories. Again, thanks for the great review!


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I am often asked why I started Perfectly Imperphect and what it means to me. I guess the easiest way to sum it up is this. A wise man once said, "Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you are worthy of the trip."
How I wished someone explained this earlier. It definitely would have saved a lot of heartache, pain and confusion. There was a time when I believed I was not good enough or pretty enough. Was it because I was subconscious about being dark skin or was it because I was once called the ugliest girl in school? Whatever it was, I believed it. I allowed it to shape the way I saw myself and the way I felt about myself. I never thought I was good enough. Simply put I did not love myself.
Thank God, for the women in my life that reminded that I am beautiful. Thank God for those who let me know that it is okay to be smart and what some may call boring. It is okay to save myself. For those who let me know what I was beautiful and not just beautiful in spite of being dark skin. They reminded me that I was good enough. I am worthy. It was then I received my Ahh haa moment (as Oprah affectionately calls it). Even though the lesson learned was delayed, the gratification was right on time. It's never too late to learn to love yourself.
However, the journey does not end here. I have learned to commit daily to loving and embracing the Perfectly Imperphect being that is me. I am committed to reminding others to be themselves and love themselves. I want to use Perfectly Imperphect to remind women that we are worthy of the trip.


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Frequency-doubling of a cladding-pumped Er3+/Yb3+ femtosecond fiber laser system using a periodically-poled LiNbO3
Fermann, M.E., Galvanauskas, A., Harter, D., Minelly, J.D., Caplen, J.E., Arbore, M.A. and Fejer, M.M. (1997) Frequency-doubling of a cladding-pumped Er3+/Yb3+ femtosecond fiber laser system using a periodically-poled LiNbO3. In, Proceedings of Conference on Lasers and Electro- Optics/Pacific Rim '97. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/Pacific Rim '97 Piscataway, United States, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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As real-world ultra-fast optical devices proliferate, there is a growing need for highly reliable and compact sources of femtosecond pulses [1]. Currently most of these applications require moderate power sources operating around 800 nm, which is ideally compatible with frequency-doubling of femtosecond Er3+-fiber lasers. Previously integrated high-power fiber laser systems were developed based on chirped-pulse amplification schemes relying on chirped fiber gratings for pulse stretching and compression to minimize the nonlinearities of femtosecond fiber amplifiers [2]. The component count of such systems can be considerably reduced and the optical efficiency increased by implementing aperiodically poled lithium niobate [3] (APPLN), as APPLN allows a unique integration of chirped pulse amplification with frequency-doubling.
Here we demonstrate the first system application of a APPLN frequency-doubler in conjunction with a high-power cladding-pumped Er3+/Yb3+ fiber laser.
The experimental set-up is shown in Fig. 1. The fiber seed system is based on an environmentally stable fiber soliton laser [1] and generates bandwidth-limited 250 fsec pulses with pulse energies of 300 pJ at a repetition rate of 40 MHz at a wavelength of 1.56µm. To operate the cladding pumped power amplifier in saturation the pre- amplifier is used, which boosts the average signal power to 35 mW. Prior to amplification in the cladding-pumped power amplifier the pulses are stretched to ~ 1.7 psec in a 2.9 m length of positive dispersion fiber.
Using a coupled pump power of ~6 W at 980 nm into the power amplifier, we obtain a signal power of 600 mW. After frequency-doubling in a length of 2 cm of APPLN an average power of 180 mW is obtained at 780 nm. The frequency-doubled pulse energy is 4.5 nJ. Note that the crystal was not AR-coated and the internal SH power was ~210 mW. The internal SH conversion efficiency was 40 %.
An autocorrelation trace and the corresponding pulse spectra at the frequency-doubled wavelength are shown in Fig, 2. The pulse width is 290 fsec and assuming a gaussian pulse shape the time bandwidth product is 0.51, i.e. the pulses were within 20% of the bandwidth limit.
Since currently APPLN allows the recompression of pulses up to 15 psec in width [3], we can expect that this technology may be upscaled to producing femtosecond pulses at Watt-level powers at 780 nm.
Fig. 1: High-power requency-doubled Er/Yb fiber laser. Fig. 2: Autocorrelation and spectrum of the pulses generated at 780 nm. The pulse width is 290 fsec and the time-bandwidth product is 0.51 assuming a Gaussian shape
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Monday, June 7, 2010
New agent alert
Amanda Luedeke has joined MacGregor Literary as an agent. Amanda will be working with childrens, YA, speculative, and post-college-aged fiction and nonfiction. Read all about it here.
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LM, in Chip MacGregor's post today, he gives Amanda's e-mail address to query so I think that means she's also open to submissions. Plus I found her on Twitter as well.
Everyone: Good luck with your queries. This is huge because up until now, this agency did not have someone who focused on these genres.
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WTGH | Oct 4 2011, 02:10 PM Post #1 |
NBC has canceled freshman drama The Playboy Club. Brian Williams' newsmagazine show, Rock Center, will take its place beginning Oct. 31. Until then, repeats of Maria Bello's Prime Suspect will air on Mondays at 10 p.m. The move to air Prime Suspect in Playboy Club's time slot is a clear sign of Bob Greenblatt's desire to make the series, which is closer to his cable sensibilities, work. Playboy Club's cancellation comes after the drama premiered Sept. 20 to underwhelming ratings, attracting 5 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic. The second episode of the series from showrunner Chad Hodge and 20th Century Fox Television, tumbled 19 percent, luring only 3.8 million viewers and a 1.3 in the demo. Its most recent episode dropped even more, attracting 3.2 million viewers and a 1.2. The series faced a backlash almost from the start, as the Parents Television Council called for a boycott and urged sponsors to pull out of the show that starred Amber Heard and Eddie Cibrian in a 1960s-set story about the Chicago Playboy Club and the bunnies and men who loved them. Seven advertisers exited the series in the series� second week after PTC president deemed the show a �commercial disaster� and called for the network to cancel the �degrading and sexualizing program immediately.� The PTC targeted the show from early on for objectifying and degrading women since NBC ordered it to series in May. Hodge downplayed the controversy after Gloria Steinem called for a boycott and NBC's Salt Lake City affiliate refused to air it. "I think there�s a perception of the show that�s false," he said. "There are different brands of feminism and I don�t think it should be boxed into any one version." "I think there was a perception that we were trying to do something politically ambitious or make a statement or make this a show about empowering women, which sounds super boring to me. That sounds like a documentary, which this certainly is not. This is more like Chicago, Moulin Rouge and All That Jazz, Desperate Housewives. This is a fun, sexy soap," he added. Rock Center With Brian Williams will feature Harry Smith, Kate Snow and other correspondents and anchors at NBC News, including Meredith Vieira, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Richard Engel, Matt Lauer and Ann Curry. "Brian Williams already anchors America�s most watched, honored and respected nightly news broadcast. Rock Center now gives him, and our all-star cast of journalists an opportunity to take viewers on a weekly journey of discovery," said Steve Capus, president of NBC News, and Greenblatt in a joint statement. The series will be broadcast from studio 3B in Rockefeller Center and the weekly, hourlong newsmagazine will revolve around the week's events, interviews and coverage. |
Mitchapalooza | Oct 4 2011, 06:17 PM Post #2 |
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Not really all that shocking, they were pulling a 1.2 in 18-49...that is HORRENDOUS for a primetime show. |
King | Oct 4 2011, 11:03 PM Post #3 |
I think Free Agents, How To Be a Gentleman, and Charlie's Angels are right behind it! |
caffeineJunkie | Oct 4 2011, 11:26 PM Post #4 |
I'm sad about The Playboy Club being cancelled. I was invested. The reasoning for PTC wanting the show off the air is stupid to be honest. Every show one way or another is offensive. I can find at least ten things demeaning in all of them. After reading the boards, seems a lot of people just couldn't stand Eddie Cibrian after his much public affair on his wife. His squinty eyed squeeze continuing to yak about their sexual rendezvous, did the actor no favors. If only they were more graceful about the whole thing, people could have found it in their hearts to forgive them. Or at least move on. Glad to hear they've renewed Up All Night. I love that show! |
Mitchapalooza | Oct 5 2011, 02:51 AM Post #5 |
Killing myself slowly
NBC is in big ass trouble, none of their shows are pulling in over 10 million viewers except for Sunday Night Football...that is BLEAK |
Zoe_Zeppelin | Oct 6 2011, 07:03 PM Post #6 |
It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van.
NBC cancels Hank Azaria sitcom 'Free Agents' http://news.yahoo.com/nbc-cancels-hank-azaria-sitcom-free-agents-213849003.html |
pinkcovergirl | Oct 6 2011, 11:49 PM Post #7 |
I really liked The Playboy Club! |
KMan101 | Oct 7 2011, 08:36 AM Post #8 |
The CW cancelled H8R as well. Charlie's Angels and Harry's Law get OK viewers (7-8 million) but their demos are HORRIBLE. |
blueskies | Oct 7 2011, 02:11 PM Post #9 |
NBC needs to bring back "The Voice". They had the best ratings for them in a long time. |
KMan101 | Oct 7 2011, 06:08 PM Post #10 |
They will. In January. |
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I spent a memorable night at The Lemp Mansion with my cousin, Cindy. It was memorable for me, because of the activity. Memorable for Cindy, because it firmly cemented in her mind that she would never return.
We stayed in the Charles Lemp suite. Charles was the last of the Lemp family to commit suicide in the Mansion. Stories have circulated that he went downstairs and shot his dog then returned to his bedroom to shoot himself. This is not true. He shot himself in the morning on his bed. He was the only member of the Lemp family to leave a suicide note and the fourth to commit suicide (Three killed themselves in the Mansion and a sister in her home in another St. Louis neighborhood). Charles stated that when found, "blame no one but me." He left word that his last remaining brother, Edwin, was to have his body taken immediately, without any further preparation, and have it cremated and to bury the ashes on his farm in St. Louis County. The burial spot of Charles Lemp's ashes will never be known. After the death of Edwin, all Lemp papers were burned along with valuable artwork and other items as requested by Edwin of his groundskeeper.
The night we stayed in Charles's suite, there was a party in the outside gazebo that lasted until around midnight. All other suites were occupied for the night, so any investigation we might be able to do was limited. We did wander about the house and took some photographs, did a little EVP work, and took some video film. There was nothing remarkable. At around 1:00 AM, we decided to call it a night. I set up my video camcorder (which is not equipped with night vision) on a small table at the entrance to the room, pointing it toward a corner where there was a little light coming in through the window from outside. The guest table was set up in this corner and it included a coffeemaker, muffins, and an ice bucket filled with ice, wine, and orange juice. My reason for setting up the camera was to use it to record audio, as my tape recorder would make a rather loud "click" when the tape was finished, and the camcorder would simply shutdown after two hours. I did not expect any video to be useful.
I was sleeping peacefully for about an hour, but awoke when my cousin began to move around. She was hot in the room and finding it difficult to sleep. We spoke for a few seconds, and I drifted back off... but not for long. Almost immediately I was totally awakened by the sound of the ice in our ice bucket being literally tossed into the sink in the room. It was very loud. I asked Cindy, "What was that?" She replied, "I think it was the ice." We could both see the bucket sitting on the table and knew it had not moved, but there was no mistaking the sound we heard.
After awhile, I was able to sleep again, though I don't believe Cindy ever did.
When I reviewed the two hours of video tape the next day, I noticed that the little light that came in through the drapes began to distort after awhile. The camcorder self-focuses, and I assumed it was trying to do just that. Gradually it began to get more and more distorted. I continued to watch it, and reached the point in the tape where Cindy and I awoke just before the sound of the ice. There it was, on the tape, the recording of the ice being thrown into the sink. I was delighted to have caught it on tape! It was loud and sounded exactly as it had the night before!
I recorded a copy of that portion of the tape onto DVD to keep it safe. It was a very exciting night and a very good catch for me. I since returned to Lemp and spent an hour closed up in Charles' room alone, attempting to record EVPs through asking questions, but was unable to get a response.
I will not give up. I continue to visit Lemp and will continue to try to contact Charles Lemp every chance I get. I recommend anyone who can visit this top haunted America site to go!
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You wanna know how to keep your lucrative rooftop seating? They put up a billboard, you put risers under your seats. They try to push through major renovations, you give nearly $200,000 to an Alderman. That's the Chicago way!
A week before Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) declared his opposition to new advertising signs the Cubs want to erect that could block the views of rooftop clubs overlooking Wrigley Field, the alderman's political fund got contributions from three club owners.
The checks to the Citizens for Tunney fund included $2,500 from George Loukas — who owns the Cubby Bear Lounge as well as rooftop clubs — and $1,000 apiece from Ivy League Baseball Club and Right Field Rooftop LLC, owners of the Skybox on Sheffield club. That makes at least $171,356.50 in all that Tunney has received from owners of the clubs, which offer fans a rooftop vantage to see Cubs games.
The article notes that the Cubs used to give to Tunney too, but haven't done so for a couple of years.
That's politics man. And given that all of these donations were reported in campaign finance reports, it's only usual in Chicago inasmuch as they are perfectly legal.
The more squishy ethical questions we can debate. Part of that debate should include what we think about the fact that the Cubs themselves have a financial interest in other rooftop viewing establishments.
Forget it Jake, it's Chitown.
- hammyofdoom - May 14, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Craig, you just made me a very, very happy boy with not only an Untouchables quote but a Chinatown one as well.Unfortunately you got a little bit of baseball and politics in with my cinema, that was a little disappointing.
ON topic, it'd be so weird to see billboards off behind the left field stands in Chicago… just weird.
- mybrunoblog - May 14, 2012 at 12:44 PM
If the people of Chicago keep electing these frauds they get what they deserve: See D.C., Washington, Marion Barry
- paperlions - May 14, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Yeah, because….you know…the votes of state and federal representatives are so rarely sold to the highest bidder….OUCH! Damn, sprained a muscle rolling my eyes while typing that.
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Have some torradol. You'll feel invincible and can roll them really far after.
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It's far too ingrained to be avoidable. By the time someone gets to a mayoral nomination in Chicago, they've been groomed in the corruption for years. You only have a choice between the lesser of two evils at any time.
Not to pick on Chicago, where political corruption is most legend – it goes in in most, if not all of the big cities.
- The Rabbit - May 14, 2012 at 3:17 PM
As I have learned after moving from the major East Coast cities to the rural Bible Belt, the corruption is actually worse in small town America.
Everyone is related to everyone else and there is no lesser of two evils…The thief running is unopposed.
- nelsonsaint - May 14, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Please don't call it "Chitown" ever again, especially if you're inserting that awful word into one of cinema's greatest sentences.
- El Bravo - May 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM
What's wrong with "Chitown"?
- nelsonsaint - May 14, 2012 at 1:26 PM
Anyone who says that word immediately sounds like Jim Belushi.
- El Bravo - May 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Fair enough. I prefer Common's "Chi-City" or simply "The Chi"…sometimes I even call it Chicago….
- aceshigh11 - May 14, 2012 at 1:16 PM
A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms…
What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?
A man…a man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone.
But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork… Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on.
If his team don't field… what is he? You follow me? No one. Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? I'm goin' out there for myself. But… I get nowhere unless the team wins…
- recoveringcubsfan - May 14, 2012 at 1:59 PM
It's all free speech, man. And Chicago is the freest city in the midwest! That's what makes people love it so much – that, and the fat people. The funny, funny fat people, like John Belushi.
No wait. Chicago is actually corrupt and its people are sad, disenfranchised slobs. Won't somebody explain how this can be?
- derklempner - May 15, 2012 at 2:37 AM
You're a sad person who feels that stereotypes are funny, even when they're not true. If you would have anything close to a true stereotype, then you might not have a negative rating to your comment.
- cleverbob - May 14, 2012 at 2:12 PM
My wife tells me all the time that I need to make more free speech.
- APBA Guy - May 14, 2012 at 3:49 PM
The Roberts Court has made it perfectly clear that buying politicians via donations is legal. Unlike some municipalities, Chicago has long practiced what the Court only recently approved.
- bringin1234 - May 14, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Its funny but they sold the Cubs to a Business man, hes only in it for the money… if you wanted a guy to care about the team and winning, you should have lobbied for Mark Cuban…. expect him to keep pushing this… heck who knows maybe sometime down the road if they keep trying to kill the ads, lets see if all hell breaks loose and he tries to move them…..that would be anarchy…. and fun to watch
- derklempner - May 15, 2012 at 2:42 AM
As a former employee of the Cubs, I can honestly say that the Ricketts are all-in when it comes to bringing a championship team to the north side of Chicago. If you're just some average Joe with an opinion, then you don't know the whole story, and you might think you have some sort of insight into the inner workings of the Cubs' operations, but you're not even close to the truth.
Stop being negative about the Cubs' system and start believing that this team is headed towards many years' worth of winning seasons and contention for the title. The Cubs may not do anything noticeable in the next year or two or three, but they will be a force to be reckoned with in the NL over the next 10 years. And its all thanks to the Ricketts' determination to succeed.
- chumthumper - May 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM
According to a current car insurance commercial, who knew every Chicagoan sounds like Harry Caray.


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A stock market debut by a company valued in the tens of billions of dollars would be one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the decade.
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Private | |
Industry | Lasertag |
Founded | Manchester, England (1989) |
Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Slogan | "You just don't play the game; You're in it!" "Where work meets play" |
Website | www.laserquest.com |
Laser Quest is the name of Canadian/English based indoor lasertag game based around infrared (IR) hand held units and vests, as well as the name of the company which operates each game centre. There are over 140 Laser Quest centres worldwide, including ones in Canada, the United States, the UK, France, Portugal, Singapore, Costa Rica, Thailand, South Africa, and the Netherlands. Laser Quest's oldest centre is located in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.[1]
Overview of the game of Laser Quest[edit]
The player's goal in Laser Quest is to tag their opponents as many times as possible, while the player avoids being tagged. The players are equipped with an infrared/laser hand held unit and a pack with infrared sensors. Players start the game in a large multi-level maze-like arena filled with ramps, catwalks and windows. In Laser Quest centres, the playing arenas are filled with theatrical fog and black light, strobes and UV-reactive painted surfaces. While play can seem chaotic, there are rules that are enforced. Players recite a "Player's Code" in the Briefing Room, where they go to learn how to play the game. The Player's Code includes a vow not to run, climb, jump, sit, kneel, lie down, cover any sensors, make physical contact with other players, use offensive language, and to 'play fair, play smart, and give it my all!'. At least one Employee or "Marshal" is present in the arena at all times, to ensure fair and safe game play and to make people enjoy their time.
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Every LQ centre is equipped with approximately 30 packs, also called vests or ponchos. This number varies with busier arenas having more packs to accommodate larger crowds. The pack is made of a thick canvas-type material that hangs over the shoulders. When laid out flat on a table the vest forms a diamond shape. Sensors placed on various parts of the vest covering the chest, the back, and each shoulder. "There are additional sensors housed within the hand-held 'laser' unit located at the front, and both sides of the laser."
The infrared sensors are attached to printed circuit boards, which include red and green LEDs that light up when the pack is active. Each PCB is housed in a hard plastic cover. Part of each cover is made from clear plastic to allow the IR beams to reach the sensors.
Inside the laser shell is the PCB with sensors and lights, a speaker to indicate the status of the pack, a trigger, and an LCD to display the status of the pack to the player. The IR unit is what emits the visible laser the eye sees and the invisible IR beam which "tags" the opponent's packs.
The laser has a display in the rear. When a player is tagged, it displays the codename of the tagger and the location of the tag. It also occasionally displays the player's current ranking as the game progresses.
Laser Quest players gain points by tagging other players or by tagging the opposing team's base. They lose points when they are tagged by other people, or when they are caught in a trap. The number of points lost depends on where the player hit and game settings. The scale for a typical game is as follows:
- Laser: 3 points
- Shoulders: 3 points
- Back: 4 points
- Front: 5 points
Players always gain more points for making a tag than they lose for being tagged. In a standardized game, a player gains ten points when tagging another, and loses points corresponding to the above scale when they are tagged themselves.
Players may also be awarded bonus points based on their accuracy—usually 10 points for every 1% hit rate. In other words, if a player achieved a hit rate of 10%, he or she would be awarded 100 bonus points. In a standard 'Solo' game, this bonus is limited to a maximum of 100 points, far less than the theoretical maximum of 1000 points awarded to a 100% accuracy. This prevents players tagging one person with their first tag and then hiding for the rest of the game. As it is possible to tag multiple players with one tag, it is possible for a player's accuracy ratio to exceed 100%.
In team games, the team score is the sum of all similarly-colored players' individual scores.
Game variants[edit]
The hardware and software used limit what types of games a Laser Quest center can hold. Up to four different groups of settings can be created; it is normal for everyone on a team to have the same settings, though this is not required. When giving packs within a team different settings, the packs will not be visibly different in-game, with the exception of 'sentinel' packs that have the ability to give lives and ammunition to teammates. These packs are identified by an alternate light pattern on the front and back sensor.
The settings which can be altered are:
Available settings | options | standard game settings |
Game type | All-on-all, 2-team, 3-team | All-on-all |
Game time (minutes) | 1 to 99 | 15 |
Number of lives | 1 to 99 or unlimited | unlimited |
Number of shots | 1 to 9999 or unlimited | unlimited |
Downtime (seconds) | 1 to 99 | 2-5 |
Shoulder sensors | on/off | on |
Laser sensors | on/off | on |
Bases | on/off | off |
Replenishers | on/off | off |
Replenisher values for lives and shots | off | |
Sentinel effect | on/off | off |
Sentinel values for lives and shots | off |
The number of shots used can be quite large; in certain game types, players routinely fire 3000+ shots. This will give an accuracy rate of perhaps 5%. This seemingly low amount is a result of constant firing and dodging, as players are not directly penalized for missed shots. The average is 6% ratio of accuracy.
Downtime is defined as the period of time after a player is tagged that they remain deactivated. After the downtime has expired, the de-activated player's pack will re-energise and they are able to play as before.
Although all players are required to recite a code of conduct before play, some may still cheat. One of the main ways in which players cheat is by taking duct tape into the arena and placing it over the sensors. Although duct tape does not completely stop the sensor from getting tagged, it does make the play difficult. Most cheating is stopped by the marshal instantly and will have the player ejected from the game for that type of behaviour. Laser pointers do not work as the hit is determined by the IR beam and not the laser beam. Another way is what players call 'Spocking', when a player makes a 'V' shape with their hand and blocks the sensor on the end of the laser. Another way is covering the front sensor with their laser and hiding in a corner. Also, while not actually cheating in the traditional sense, players sometimes run or kneel, and may occasionally 'bowl over' another player while trying to escape.
North America Challenge[edit]
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Laser Quest holds a corporate tournament called the North America Challenge, or NAC. To qualify for NAC, members from a particular centre hold a series of try-outs. The top nine players, plus one potential alternate, then go to one of three regional tournaments held in June of each year. The top teams from each of these regional tournaments will then proceed to the continental tournament, typically held in September. The top teams from each regional tournaments compete in the national event to determine the best team in Laser Quest.
Beginning in 1999, and continuing until 2007, the top five teams from each of the four North American regions advanced. Following a series of centre closures, and new centres opening, regional lines were redrawn and three regions formed.[2]
Changed again in 2010, each centre did not have a tryout, and teams were able to form their own homegrown teams, with 8 starters, and 1 extra for an alternate.
NAC Champions and Runners Up[edit]
(ELC) European LaserQuest Championship[edit]
This 9-man constructed team tournament consists of players from UK, France and Holland (Starting 2010 USA and Canada will join as well). The tournament is held annually, with the location alternating amongst participating countries. 2007 championships were held in Longwell Green, Bristol the cup final was won by Sorry Team, with LQ Legends winning the plate finals.[3] The 2006 cup finals were won by LQ Legends with Badgers winning the plate final held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The 2005 event was played in Reims, France.[4] In 2010 the ELC was held at Bournemouth LQ the winning team was Tribe Called Quest in 2nd place was France. With Bournemouth A winning the plate 7 teams participated.
In 2013 the ELC was held at Coventry Laser Quest on 19–20 October. 13 teams from the UK and France played. The winning team was Mixteam from France and in 2nd place was Phoenix. The Good-looking TCQ won the plate final.
The 2014 event was held in Eindhoven, Holland on 11–12 October. A total of 15 teams participated, with players from Holland, France and the UK. The cup was won by Sorry Team, with Phoenix in 2nd place and Roxxage Team in 3rd place. Team No Energy from Holland won the plate final.
- ^ Laser Quest gets birthday boost, Stourbridge News, 22 December 2008
- ^ Laserquest.com
- ^ "European Laser Quest Championships 2007". Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "European Laser Quest Championships 2006". Retrieved 2008-06-04.


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